City Council Meeting

0963    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY23 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Eighty Five 

    Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($85,600.00) to provide funding for the 

    Boston Public Health Commission for the FY23 increases contained within 

    the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public Health 

    Commission and the SENA. Local 9158.

    0964    Message and order for your approval a supplemental appropriation Order 

    for the Public Health Commission for FY23 in the amount of Eighty Five 

    Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($85,600.00) to cover the FY23 cost items 

    contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston 

    Public Health Commission and SENA, Local 9158. The terms of the 

    contracts are October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 and October 1, 

    2022 through September 30, 2025. The major provisions of the contracts 

    include base wage increases of 1.5% in January of 2022, 2% in January 

    2023, 2% in January 2024, and 2% in January 2025. The agreements also 

    contain other benefits including increased hazardous duty differentials. 

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on May 22, 2023.

    0965    Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY23 

    appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Thirty Two 

    thousand Three Hundred Thirty Four Dollars ($32,334.00) to provide 

    funding for the Parks and Recreation Department for the FY23 increases 

    contained within the Collective bargaining agreement between the City of 

    Boston and the Boston Park Rangers’ Association.

    0966    Message and order for your approval a supplemental appropriation Order 

    for the Parks and Recreation Department for FY23 in the amount of 

    Thirty Two Three Hundred Thirty Four Dollars ($32,334.00) to cover the 

    FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between 

    the City of Boston and the Boston Park Rangers’ Association. The terms of 

    the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. The major provisions 

    of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5% and 2%, to be 

    given in October of each fiscal year of the contract term.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on May 22, 2023.

    0967    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an 

    amount not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars 

    ($1,600,000.00) in the form of a grant from the Federal Emergency 

    Management Agency grant pass through the United Way Worldwide to be 

    administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund 

    humanitarian services for individuals and families encountered by the 

    Department of Homeland Security at the Southern border, through the 

    Emergency Food and Shelter Program.

    0968    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston through its Property 

    Management Department to accept the equipment itemized in the attached 

    order that is being donated from the Boston Planning and Redevelopment 

    Agency (BPDA).The BPDA is vacating its space at 22 Drydock Avenue, 

    Boston, MA 02210 and it no longer has any need of the equipment.

    0969    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the 

    amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant, for 

    the development of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training for CERT 

    programs within the region, awarded by the United States Department of 

    Homeland Security, passed through the Massachusetts Emergency 

    Management Agency, to be administered by the Mayor's Office of 

    Emergency Management. The grant will fund FY22 HSGP Citizen Corp. 

    Program (CCP).

    0970    Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Department of 

    Innovation and Technology to enter into a contract for payment processing 

    services for a term of up to Five (5) years.

    0971    Message and order for your approval of the receipt of a Preservation 

    Restriction on St. James African Orthodox Church, located at 50 Cedar 

    Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02119 1431.

    0972    Message transmitting certain information under Section 17F: Relative to  

    BPS Student Enrollment, Docket 0915, passed by the City Council on May 

    8, 2023.

0973    Communication was received from Timothy J. Smyth, Executive Officer of 

    the Boston Retirement Board re: the follow up to FY24 Retiree Cost of 

    Living Adjustment ("COLA") Base Vote.

    0974    Notice was received from the Mayor of the appointment of Nicholas Gove 

    as a member of the Air Pollution Control Commission, effective 

    immediately.

    0975    Communication was received     from Councilor Liz Breadon submitting 

             documents regarding analysis of     proposed redistricting plans.

 

0710    The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on April 

    5, 2023, Docket #0710, Message and order for your approval an Ordinance 

    Governing Construction and Demolition Operations in the City of Boston, 

    submits a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.

Dockets #0760 thru 0762, Orders for the FY24 Operating Budget, including annual appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other post employment benefits.

    Dockets #0763, 0765, 0766, Orders for Capital Fund transfer appropriations.

    Dockets #0764, 0767, 0768, Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease purchase agreements.

    Dockets #0769 thru 0782, Orders authorizing limits for departmental revolving funds for FY24, including Law, Tourism, Arts and Culture, Environment, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Schools and Parks, Parkman Fund, and PEG Access Fund.

    0928    Notice was received from Adam Cederbaum, Corporation Counsel, providing an update on the lawsuit that was filed against the Boston City Council in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Case Number 1:22 cv 12048: Rasheed Walters, et al vs. Boston City Council, et al.

    0930    Message and ordinance amending City Council electoral districts.

    Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on May 15, 2023.

    0935    Communication was received from Councilor Liz Breadon submitting documents regarding redistricting litigation.

    0936    Communication was received from Councilor Liz Breadon submitting documents regarding minutes of the Committee on Redistricting and messages of disapproval.

    0937    Communication was received from Councilor Liz Breadon submitting documents regarding redistricting archival records.

    0941    Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.

    0942    Ordinance amending City Council Electoral Districts.

    0959    Ordinance Amending City Council Electoral Districts.

0976    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution in support of 

    Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Workers.

    0977    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing the 

    contributions of the Boston Emergency Medical Services and recognizing 

    Boston Emergency Medical Services Week.

0978    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, 

    Moira McCrave Carragee, Patricia Mullaney and Wayne Yeh in City 

    Council, effective May 27, 2023.

    0979    Councilor Flynn Councilor Breadon offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Deborah Glennon, Anne Mazzola, 

    Moira McCrave Carragee, Patricia Mullaney and Wayne Yeh in City 

    Council, effective June 3, 2023.

    0980    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Sarah Lawton in City Council, 

    effective May 20, 2023.

    0981    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employee Sean Waddington in City Council, 

    effective June 3, 2023.

    0982    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Jacqueline Celestino, Clara Goldberg, 

    My'Kell McMillen, Lee Nave Jr. and Chukwuemeka Osuagwu in City 

    Council, effective May 27, 2023.

    0983    Councilor Flynn for Councilor Lara offered the following: Order for the 

    appointment of temporary employees Jacqueline Celestino, My'Kell 

    McMillen, Lee Nave Jr. and Chukwuemeka, effective June 3, 2023.

    0984    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employee Laura Toledano in City Council, effective May 27, 

    2023.

    0985    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Order for the appointment of 

    temporary employee Laura Toledano in City Council, effective June 3, 

    2024.

24/23    Legislative Calendar for May 24, 2023

    0986    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing Nicolas 

    Frédéric Pierre L’Huillier.

    0987    Councilor Lara offered the following: Resolution recognizing 

    Christopher Lustig.

    0988    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing BSFIT.

    0989    Councilor Flynn offered the following: Resolution recognizing Helen 

    Mah.

    0990    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 30 

    Boston Businesses for receiving the Legacy Business Award 2023.

    0991    Councilor Murphy offered the following: Resolution recognizing 24 

    students for receiving the Cardinal of the Month award from Madison Park 

    Technical Vocational High School.

    0992    Councilor Breadon offered the following: Resolution in memory of 

    Kathleen Lonergan.

    0993    Councilor Baker and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing James T. Murphy.

    0994    Councilor Baker and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Lily Rose Valore.

    0995    Councilor Baker and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Roisin Dillon.

    0996    Councilor Baker and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Savannah Washington.

    0997    Councilor Baker and Murphy offered the following: Resolution 

    recognizing Ryleigh Mahoney.

    0998    Councilor Baker offered the following: Resolution recognizing Paul 

    Feeney.

    0999    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing 12 adult 

    learners in East Boston.

    1000    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution recognizing 18 

    people for winning college scholarships.

    1001    Councilor Coletta offered the following: Resolution in memory of James 

    "Jimmy" Murphy.